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Sean Johnson's avatar

Those comparisons like "REM meets Anthrax" and the talk of lack of accessibility reminds me so much of what The Pretty Flowers talk about. I guess you can't call yourself a "music band"

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Jim Ruland's avatar

The band I kept thinking about was Das Damen. Talented hardworking band that wrote original music that was just a step ahead of its time.

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Travis DeVore's avatar

What are the odds of your academic essay being published online at some point? Thanks for the great interview. Safe travels.

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Jim Ruland's avatar

Well “my” essay isn’t academic 😂. Online hard to say. I might make it a zine or I might post it here down the road.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

I was unfamiliar with this group. Thanks!

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Jim Ruland's avatar

South Bay bias!

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Lou Reed's Juice Box's avatar

I was never really familiar with their stuff, so I'll have to do a deep dive. If I'm being honest the dude sounds like Sebastian Bach from Skid Row.

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Jim Ruland's avatar

I can see that from listening to "Elizabeth," which is kind of an outlier in their catalog IMO, but is one of the best live Die Kreuzen tracks I could find.

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